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At Least 50,000 Children Caught Up In Philippines Flooding

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ildren Caught Up In Philippines Flooding

Save The Children
Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:52 CST

At least 50,000 children have been caught up in flooding in the Philippines, Save the Children estimates, after hundreds of people were swept to their deaths by an enormous cyclone.

Two days after torrential rains triggered some of the worst flooding ever seen in the country, some areas are still cut off by damage and debris, hampering relief efforts and prompting fears for families trapped without enough food and clean water.

Save the Children is particularly concerned that children may have been separated from their families during the floods, leaving them especially vulnerable, Save the Children's Anna Lindenfors in the Philippines said.

"We fear that many children..  http://www.sott.net/articles/show/239060-At-Least-50-000-Children-Caught-Up-In-Philippines-Flooding

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